"Player of the year in some conferences will be easy choices -- UConn's Sarah Strong in the Big East and Richmond's Maggie Doogan in the Atlantic 10 look like locks -- while other races are close calls, such as in the ACC and Summit League."
"The 2023 America East Player of the Year will leave Maine as one of the program's most productive players of all time. She led the conference in scoring twice and in rebounding three times. This season Smith pulled off the rare triple, topping the America East in scoring, rebounds and assists."
"The Owls don't have a player in the top 10 in the American in scoring or assists but cruised to the regular-season championship. They did it with defense, leading the nation in opponent 3-point rate. Hailey Adams was one of the conference's best shot blockers and Victoria Flores was among the leaders in steals."
Conference tournament season is underway across Power 4 and mid-major conferences, with championship titles and player-of-the-year awards to be determined. Some player-of-the-year races appear decided, such as UConn's Sarah Strong in the Big East and Richmond's Maggie Doogan in the Atlantic 10, while others remain competitive in conferences like the ACC and Summit League. Conference champions are similarly varied in predictability, with some No. 1 seeds being clear favorites while others may be determined by momentum or surprise performances. Predictions include Vermont winning the America East after pulling away from Binghamton, Rice capturing the American Conference through elite defense, and Jacksonville emerging as the ASUN champion after recent momentum gains.
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